Proverbs 6:28:1Prov.6.28.W1TAB
אִם־יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ
imyehalekh
“if he will walk”
- Transliteration
- im-ye-ha-LEKH
- Extended
- ihm-yeh-hah-LEHKH
- IPA
- /ʔim.jăhalˈleːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- if he will walk
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ye-ha-LEKH
- clause
im-ye-ha-LEKH ISH al-ha-ge-kha-LIM
- sentence
im-ye-ha-LEKH ISH al-ha-ge-kha-LIM ve-rag-LAV LO ti-ka-VE-na
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’, marking a protasis in a conditional sentence.
The verb yehallekh {יְהַלֵּךְ | yĕ-hā-lleḵ} ‘walks’ (qal imperfect) follows the indefinite noun ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} ‘man’ as subject.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed-kaf-het
“to go”
In context — Proverbs 6:28
If a man walks upon the coals , will his feet not be burned ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:28, so the Hebrew word אִם־יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ (imyehalekh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.6.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.28.W1.S1) and character.